Busan Research Institute Director Shin Hyun-seok Appointed as Private Member of the 2nd Carbon Neutral Green Growth Committee

Shin Hyun-seok, President of the Busan Institute, was appointed as a private member of the 2nd Carbon Neutral Green Growth Committee (CNGGC).

President Shin was appointed as a private member (ministerial level) at the inauguration ceremony of the 2nd CNGGC held on the 24th at the International Conference Hall of the Seoul Government Complex Annex, and will serve a two-year term from February 2025 to February 2027.

The Carbon Neutral Green Growth Committee is a presidential-level intergovernmental organization that establishes national strategies for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and monitors their implementation. The 2nd CNGGC is responsible for deliberating and deciding on major climate change response policies, including the establishment of the 2035 National Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target (NDC) and the national climate crisis adaptation plan.

President Shin expressed his aspiration, stating, “I will represent Busan’s voice in addressing the national task of achieving carbon neutrality and contribute to policy formulation that considers regional characteristics.”

At the inauguration ceremony, key tasks and operational plans of the 2nd CNGGC, progress on the establishment of the 2035 NDC, and plans for the 4th National Climate Crisis Adaptation Plan (2026-2030) were discussed.

The Carbon Neutral Green Growth Committee is holding a plenary meeting and taking a commemorative photo. (Shin Hyun-seok, Director, third from the right in the front row)

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